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In Drury Lane

           Iturnedabout,nolongeraimless,andwent—circuitouslyinordertoavoidthebusyways,towardsthebackstreetsnorthoftheStrand; forIremembered,thoughnotverydistinctlywhere,thatsometheatricalcostumiershadshopsinthatdistrict. 

           "Thedaywascold,withanippingwinddownthenorthwardrunningstreets. Iwalkedfasttoavoidbeingovertaken. Everycrossingwasadanger,everypassengerathingtowatchalertly. OnemanasIwasabouttopasshimatthetopofBedfordStreet,turneduponmeabruptlyandcameintome,sendingmeintotheroadandalmostunderthewheelofapassinghansom. Theverdictofthecab-rankwasthathehadhadsomesortofstroke. IwassounnervedbythisencounterthatIwentintoCoventGardenMarketandsatdownforsometimeinaquietcornerbyastallofviolets,pantingandtrembling. IfoundIhadcaughtafreshcold,andhadtoturnoutafteratimelestmysneezesshouldattractattention. 

           "AtlastIreachedtheobjectofmyquest,adirty,fly-blownlittleshopinaby-waynearDruryLane,withawindowfulloftinselrobes,shamjewels,wigs,slippers,dominoesandtheatricalphotographs. Theshopwasold-fashionedandlowanddark,andthehouseroseaboveitforfourstoreys,darkanddismal. Ipeeredthroughthewindowand,seeingnoonewithin,entered. Theopeningofthedoorsetaclankingbellringing. Ileftitopen,andwalkedroundabarecostumestand,intoacornerbehindachevalglass. Foraminuteorsonoonecame. ThenIheardheavyfeetstridingacrossaroom,andamanappeareddowntheshop. 

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